Can anyone confirm what my CA said about the diesels?

[x_in_mo]

I ordered a 2010 X5 35d last Friday. My dealer had to "special order" as they had no allocation. Not too worried, as we wrote up a purchase agreement with the eco credit on it, and now that it has been extended, no worries. The car is in the system, but no production date or VIN.

My CA told me yesterday that, quote, "You probably won't be getting the car for quite a while because the factory only runs either gas engines or diesel engines at any one time, and then has to switch production to the other engine after a few months. Right now, they are producing gas engines." Furthermore, he said, "It'll probably be February by the time we get your car."

Now, unlike other threads I've read, I have no worries about the eco credit being good until February. Not with a signed purchase agreement including the credit. My dealer basically has a signed contract offering me the car I ordered at a given price.

My question is: anyone ever heard of the Spartanburg factory cranking out one engine type at a time? It sounds reasonable to me, but then again, what do I know about how BMW NA runs their factory?

Just curious. I hate to wait until February. :-(